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It’s great that you’re eager to make a good impression, but it sounds like you’re juggling too much. I’d recommend being honest and transparent with the partners, let them know you’re excited to contribute but that you’re feeling a bit stretched. Most will appreciate your commitment and work with you to manage the workload better.
You are still at a very small firm. Midsize is not four partners.
The firm is bigger those are just the ones in my practice group.
Ask for concrete deadlines for each task so you can prioritize correctly.
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The speech I give to all my associates:
You don’t say no and you don’t try to decide whose work you’ll do or won’t do. That is up to [the partners]. You ask when it’s needed, then knowing what you already have on your plate, you say “I’d love to help with that, but Partner A gave me X assignment, and I have Y assignment from Partner B.” You can leave it there, or ask for help prioritizing. As between the partners, if Partner C really needs you for assignment Z, then they can go negotiate with A and B on those deadlines.
I've made a running list, either in email or a Sharepoint-like site that has my to-do list and who it's for. My secretary and the partners I work with most regularly get the list so they can see it.